Here is to date a sample of what we are enjoying from my bulb madness last fall and my DH patience and help. Some strange colors popping up in places that I had not planned on, but in all, it has been a joy and so much yet to bloom. I consider my bulb addiction to be encouraged and enabled by many on DG. Thanks all (you know who you are), especially those who run the coops. Welcome to our garden. Patti
http://picasaweb.google.com/bbrookrd/SPRINGGARDEN2008
That is absolutely incredible! I loved the picture tour. Your paths are wonderful, as is everything else. Your gardens should be in a magazine.
On another note, were you serious about 7002 bulbs? I want to tell Handsome Man so he won't complain every year at adding 500-700 to what we've already got. They don't go as far as you think they should, do they? 100 sounds like so many, but actually in a large area, 100 isn't that big of a deal.
Again, that was fabulous. We could use more pictures of your show on this thread. ;-)
WOW! What an amazing floral display! Your property is gorgeous, and I love your stream.
fabulous. you have dmail
Wow! I'm impressed! Bet you are too :-)
Lot's of fun to take your garden tour! And so many daffs! What a collection you have, bb!
Thanks for posting all the pics. t.
Thanks all, we are so pleased to have some spring color. Nantucket is known for a very drab spring. I am already planning to add to some areas for more masses of things that we have loved especially. Mostly more small bulbs, however, how can I not add more narcissus when I keep seeing new ones that I love?
We are in Vt for a few days and enjoying the greening of the land. All the big trees are a joy for us. I need to plant more bulbs up here too, but for now, I will continue to try to connect all the beds with streams of color in Nantucket. We have a great natural Brook up here, so no real need to improve on Mother Nature. I will post some updates when I get back on Weds. It has been very rainy in Nantucket since Thursday, so no telling how things have held up.
We have been going to many wonderful nurseries to find special woodland plants to add to our new endless stream area in Nantucket. It has been great fun to buy plants that I have no real knowledge about, but that look very promising for the shade. One great source was a farm in Whately, Ma owned by "Garden In The Woods" of Framingham, Ma. They propagate all their plants for the Garden at this farm, but also have retail sales. . I found a trunk full, plus I then went to another favorite nursery, Bay State perennials and found more very interesting plants. DH was good to this mom today. We hit a few more for more mundane things. I had a great day. Hope you all did too. Patti
Patti--- You must have been a very good mommy!
I look forward to reading about your progress with your woodland shade garden in the Shade garden Forum. I'm always looking for some ideas for our backyard which has lots of trees and very little sunshine and so few plants that I can get to grow.
marvelous collection! enjoyed your flowers and paths. what a joy it must be to meandered along your paths in the early morning hours.
Tabasco, I was good enough to dig and start rocking the the new stream mostly by myself last fall. My DH thought is was a nutty idea, but he got totally involved and it is now his passion too. I am working to plant more plants for the butterflies and hummers now in the whole garden. He is a fan of both.
Here is a partial update of pictures taken on May 19. There are some shots of the the new area in the woods. The biggest joy has been seeing the beds being tied together with threads of color as they are in the summer. Some big holes yet and a few big oops. Always next year. Enjoy. Patti
http://picasaweb.google.com/bbrookrd/GARDEN2008May19
looks like a storybook house
That's the stuff my dreams are made of. Only in my dreams will I ever convince my hubby that I need that many flowers. They are so lovely. You are so blessed. Only if I win the lottery or some such could I ever have that many bulbs.This mississippi girl is envious.
What a wonderful garden and your woodland garden sounds an exciting project. Well done!
wow! I too am envious... your gardens are absoultely beautiful! Thank you for sharing... gives me hope for my garden and all those bulbs I just bought! LOL!
You all are so encouraging, I think I will just have to order a few more bulbs on the coop that started today. Hooray. Actually we will be adding far less this year and many will be the tiny ones that I can just use a dibble to plant them. Happily most of the bulbs are a Christmas present from my 93 year old mom. She was very generous last year. She even helped me plant the last ones on Dec 24th that were from a great auction sale that Bulbmeister had in Dec. Here were the prices. How could I not buy them? Golden Dawn is so fragrant. I want an army of them. Thanks again all. Patti
Crocus chrysanthus 'Herald' - 25 Bulbs (180191005491) $4.26
Crocus chrysanthus 'Miss Vain' - 200 Bulbs (180191005528) $5.51
Iris 'Katharine Hodgkin' - 50 Bulbs (180191007368) $16.13
Iris histrioides 'George' - 75 Bulbs (180191007557) $2.25
Iris reticulata 'J.S. Dijt' - 75 Bulbs (180191007971) $8.51
Narcissus VIII 'Golden Dawn' - 30 Bulbs (180191011485) $5.50
wow! do they have that sale every year?! sign me up! lol!
I don't know, but I will be looking for it again as well as doing the after Thanksgiving sales with Eflower. com, Touch of Nature, Brent and Becky and Van Engelen. They are my favorite bulb dealers. I also will buy new glasses with the savings. Private joke for my failure to pay for all the bulbs I ordered recently for next fall through oneanji's great coop. I am paying up now. Honest. Patti
Patti, one thing has been bothering me,though.... how come 7002 bulbs. why not 6999 or 7007? lol
Vossner, I did have 6999 and I was going to add 1 more, but pirl said I should plant 7001 so I bought 2 more, then I got one more that I forgot to list so it came out to 7002. But not really accurate as many packages contained more and a few had some that looked rotten, so I didn't plant them. But no matter, it was a whooping lot of bulbs for the garden. Love it. Patti
lol,
Patti, my DH thinks I have gone bulb crazy! then I showed him this thread! Now he wants me to plant that many bulbs! LOL!
we have a vacation home in the mountains, and I have done NO gardening there at all! guess I could Plants some bulbs there! :o)
BTW I need to save up $$ for new glasses too! LOL!
Patti, if we weren't such birds of a feather, I'd have to hate you, LOL! Really, I'm in awe of what you've created there, and I'm relieved there are bulb fiends out there that surpass my mania!
I remember loving last years pics, but WOW! The addition of so many wonderful tulips has made such gorgeous impact on your spring display. The ribbons of color are very effective, and I love the way you've coordinated your color groupings.
How are you treating your tulips? I'm wondering if you've done any fertilizing or taken steps to help promote perennializing.
scraps, you'll be amazed how cheap you can be and still end up with tons of bulbs- I speak from experience, LOL. I shop around like a fiend, and through DG co ops and sale alerts I have so much stuff there is no way I could have afforded otherwise. I've been out planting bulbs on Christmas day before as a result, but its been worth it :-) On things that gardening friends that live close by were interested in too, I'd order in quantity shipped to one address, and split them up. I feel like such a victorious shopper that way, lol.
lol, gemini I too am doing the same now, buying in bulk cause my elderly neighbors are in love with what I have done in my yard. Cept I wind up just giving them the bulbs and planting them in their yards too! LOL! I just received 90 caladium and between my neighbors and my mom I'll only get about half :o) LOL!
Do you all have to dig up your tulips each year? The ones I purchased this year are hardy to zone 8....but I'm in zone 9. should I chance it and leave them in the ground? it does get cold here but just for a short spell each year.
oneanjl, I leave all mine in the ground, but I imagine there would be relatively few tulips that would return well in your zone. Aren't you the one who has hyacinths that return reliably? (my memory fails me, lol) If those do well, it may be worth some experimentation with tulips. A member in southern Texas has had species tulip (T.clusiana) return well for her, so that would be a good one to try.
thanks, I already purchased about 200 tulips.... and I believe most of them are for zone 8.
I may just plant them in pots and bury the pots. I'll plant some in the ground and see how they do :o)
Yes, hyancinth return reliably for me here. so maybe I'm okay :o) I am right on the bay, so it may be a subzone thing LOL!
Amazing! I feel in love with Kathyn Hodgin and Frank Eldon. What perfect little flowers.
Susan
our garden bulbs are awesome
,thank you for sharing your photos
this thread has been everpresent on my mind and I'm sitting here planning my first major purchase. By major I mean 650. It will consist of 3 daffs, 250 geranium, 200 hillstar and 200 thalia. those should do well and naturalize in my zone 9a.
patti and everyone, can you share your best two tips for planting in mass? We will be tilling and amending the soil and I have drawn a tentative planting scheme. I have in mind a loc that is part shade, but in winter they will get full sun from leafless trees. Is that good enough? i have a full sun location also, but it would be a little farther to see from my back entrance.
Nery, daffs do well under the shade of deciduous trees, so that should work well. If you're going for a naturalized look, I think it looks really pretty to plant in large swaths (of 50 or more) with smaller clumps (of 5-20) sprinkled around the edges of the large swaths, sort of blending into the next variety. It has the look of having spread that way naturally. Oh, I just realized all the varieties you're getting are fragrant! What a happy nose you're gonna have next spring! It will be gorgeous, can't wait to see the pics!
Gemini, I have planted many tulips which do come back. Some I would rather have disappear as they don't look good where I planted them or I don't like them and of course those are the ones that never seem to fail. After a few years I expect that they will disappear. I do add to the ones I love so they keep coming up. I did move some in bloom this year as they looked hideous where I planted them. I must have mixed up a bag or two and planted them in the wrong spot. I keep extensive journals on DG and thought I had them all nicely matched with others, but a few were just bad color combinations. I will be interested to see if those that I yanked out return. But I do love the surprise of it all.
I don't do anything except dead head them and as they are planted in the mixed border, they get random routine feeding. Osmocote mostly. DH is the feeder and he just did all the beds with a sprinkle. We are not very organized about maintenance. I have read that they do best in beds aren't too moist and that dry out some during the summer . I only water when things begin to wilt, and as I have a well, I am rather stingy. I let nature do it as much as I can.
oneanjl, I don't ever dig them up or plant in pots, but I order many species ones and Darwin's that have a chance of returning. But there are some I just can't resist ordering even if they don't return. I figure they are expensive compost.
Vossner, Great plan. I have narcissus in partial shade in many places and they do fine. We use an electric bulb auger that has a good sized head. It is well worth the price of 20 bucks. DH drills and I stuff then we cover together. Sweet. Here is a thread about it http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/fp.php?pid=4243770
Tazzy, thanks so much, it must be my Tulsa Blood that had me go nuts with planting them all. My 93 year old mom who still lives in Tulsa came out for Christmas and planted the last 100 with me. She is not a gardener, but did always take us to Woodward Park and to play in the gardens at Philbrook. Fond memories. She sent me an article about the bulbs in bloom this year at Philbrook and said that I better get going as they planted 14,000 last fall. I think I will pass, but I do have a nice bunch of bulbs already on order. But my garden mentor as a child was a nurse and her husband from Sandsprings. She took care of us when my parents traveled and my big treat was to visit their little house in Sandsprings that had no yard, just luscious gardens and a pantry full of yummy things they put up. She would not be impressed with my veggie garden. I will try to do better in their honor. Mr and Mrs Gant.
I still have tulips and narcissus blooming as well as some minor bulbs Here is a little college of some out on Friday. I have to do the garden pictures today as lots of Iris now out along with many perennials. The rugosa roses are starting too. Must be summer. Patti
Oh Patti, some lovely combos there! Love the dark leaved parsley looking plant (that I know, but can't recall..cow parsley?) with the dark tulips- stunning! And the white bleeding heart with the bicolor daff is perfection!
BBROOKRD
hers some shots of the the new TULSA
LINNAEUS GARDEN at woodward park opened last year
it is a teaching garden staffed and plants, stone, are change all the time it is wonderfull
if you come for a vist ck it out.
LINNAEUS GARDEN
it is behind the rose garden and across from the old garden center barn in
Woodward park
one more
tazzy, my 93 year old mom just called and was raving about a visit to the new LINNAEUS GARDEN early this week. She had been there two years ago and was shocked to see how it had been transformed. She had a nice chat with one of the volunteer gardeners. She was very impressed that it has been done with mostly volunteers and donations. I hope she drops them a check. She couldn't remember the name at first and when I told her, she was totally puzzled that I would know it. Ha, DG is such a source of all sorts of great information. She is sending me a flyer. Thanks again. Love the pictures. Patti
your welcome cant go to Woodward park with out camera
except in a few minutes
off tonight to Day Lilly meeting at WP Mansion (with out camera)
winds are gusting over 40 mph i will do good if car stays on road
